Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-01

! the WDafI DeF lower ueCk was OiO"HSN
with raftmen and others, all more
or less under the influence of
liquor. This knowledge led great
many to believe the report, and at noon
| when the Smith arrived at the wharf Inc
/ boat employees were piled with questions
about the supposed fracas. The smith
people had not heard n word OF any row
! taking place on the PacIolns. The smith
reported having passed the Pactolus In
/ Flint river, and TO Them every thng looked
serene on board OF her. This finally set
! tied the rumor, and tue people quit giving
! credence to it. Ii finally leaked out that
! the tale was told to person as jest,
and from this 1t was magnifed aud finally
reported as truth.
The action of Judge King, of Sumter
vile, in dIschargiug four negroes who
mad been found guilty by jury at the
last term OF court, has and will occasion
some comment. A party OF negroes were
caught playing their favOrite game at
cards known as "skin." They were tried
before a Justice OF the Peace and duly
bound over to appear before the grand
Jury. This body found true bill and
they were tried and convicted, The next
morning their counsel. George II. Hell
mick, moved an arrest OF Judgment"
and Judge King set the verdict
ASIDE aud discharged the prisoners.
The law quoted by defendants coun-
sci, Mr.. Heimick, can be found in Thorn
sons Digest, act CT Feb. q, 1899, as fol-
! lows: "lf any person or persons shall
play or bet at any gaming table or in any
Gambling house, booth, tent or shelter at
a game OF cards, dice or checks, or with
an instrument, article or articles, thing
or things whatsoever for the purpose OF
winning or losing money, he, she or they
so offending may be indicted" etc. De-
lendants counsel, Mr.. Helmick, proved
that they We're playing under the listless
pine and twinklinQ stars on the ground.
Judge King remarked that 1t was very
immoral for gentlemen TO gamble in their
paTlOrs, or negroes in the woods, but as
there was no law in the stat
utes against it he instructed the Sheriff
to discharge the prisoners.
Palatka News: Last summer Mr.. E. g.
Pike, a young man from Maine. came TO
this country anu located at san Mateo,
Just above PaIatka, on the river. He
made almost daily visits to this city, and
by his genial manners, intelllgence and
personal cleverness made many friends
among our citizens. the question Of
sewerage for the city was being discussed
ut the Time, and he contributed much
valuable matter to the discussion, seem
ing 80 well posted about sanitary mat
tiers that the City Council elected
him sanitary engineer OF the city, and in
struCted him to make a survey OF the
streets and draw profile map for sys-
TEN of sewerage for the city. For faith
full performance of this duty the Council
required bond Of $4,000. which Mr.. Pike
SAID he could give as soon as friend,
then absent, should return TO the city.
About Nov. 20 last, and while waiting for
his friend TO return, Mr.. Pike. lett the
Hotel Ph9aiX, where be mad rooms, stat
ing that ne was going up the river on a
trip. Since that time nothing has been
seen or heard OF hum. tie never went to
San MaUeo, or at least was seen by no one
there so lar as we have been able TO learn,
and we also learn that relatives in Jack
sOnVllle have never heard of him, though
he was in the employ OF the gas company
of that city. His friends are anxious to
know of his whereabouts. There was no
cause for his leaving 80 mysteriously.
He was in no scrape, and was
not deeply in debt. Evidently he
expected to return when he left
the hotel, Tor he left the room just
as he occupied it, with his baggage un-
disturbed, and his private papers and let
ters lying on table where he had been
writing. Any one knowing of his move
ments or whereabouts would confer a
favor on his friends here If they would
| communicate the facts To them.
At Pensacola Tuesday row occurred
at the Eastern end OF Zarragossa street,
! in which ID. ID. Collins was stabbed by
Lizzie Anderson, and the former and his
| wife given "a severe beating at the hands
| of a mob of females which had congre.
| gated on the spot. All the parties are
negroes. Collins and his wife mad been
| having lutte domestic row OF their own,
when Lizzie Anderson and two or three
| other females appear ed upon the scene.
| Collins ran from his house INTO the street,
| where he was abused by Lizzie Anderson,
| and he attempted to pull paling from the
| fence with which to chastIse the auda-
cious amazon. He succeeded in Getting
| hold OF the stick, and was just about to
''git thar ElP' ON the person OF his female
antagonist when another dusky damsel
| struck him, deadening the arm by which
he welded his goodly lance; ut the same
time u brick took him in the mouth, from
the result of which lick 1t will be some
| time before he can work the sphincter
muscular arrangement OF that portion OF
mis- anatomy, aud, by some pr. cess, I'M
known to deponent, he dropped his
| knife, either from hand or pocket upon
| the ground. He and Lizzie made stimuli
| Saneous dive Tor the weapon, and Liz @
| succeeded m capturing it. she plunged the
knife into Collins ribs, the point striking
two inches below the heart, encouE tering
| a rib aud passing downward, without
opening the cavity, about two or three
inches. About this time Collins wife
took hand, and, graphing with Lizzie,
succeeded In throwing the lat Ter upon the
ground. Lizzie, while lying prone, with
Mrs. Collins taking "a flee ride upon ner
body, with the most delicate precision
then tried to insert the knife, which she
still held, into vital part of the lady
above, and was only prevented in exter-
minatlng the Collins family by the arriv-
al upon the battle-ground of County Con-
stable Mcintyre, who forthwith took Liz.
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